THOMAS IN THE NEWS

Such and Such co-owner Ross McQuinn spent almost a year navigating four government departments just to install two umbrellas outside his city restaurant – a saga now being held up as evidence Canberra needs...

Canberrans are frustrated by "chronic underfunding of community sporting infrastructure" in the wake of a Kambah sportsground being ruled "completely unsafe", according to independent MLA Tom Emerson.

The ACT government announced the beginning of construction on the final section of a city cycleway despite works being delayed, with the Chief Minister sharing a post that was "not correct" on his Instagram.

Canberra Institute of Technology's chief executive Margot McNeill is under pressure to resign, after the release of a damning report into her recruitment.  It was revealed yesterday that an ACT Legislative Assembly inquiry found Dr...

The Canberra Institute of Technology’s recruitment of CEO Dr Margot McNeill last year was marred by ineffective due diligence, poor governance, and Dr McNeill’s failure to disclose misconduct findings in a timely way, a Legislative Assembly...

A fire-ravaged community building in Ainslie – long at the centre of debate over its future – is set to be demolished, with the ACT Government confirming plans to clear the site by the...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson is supporting community calls for the ACT Government to expand the Sustainable Household Scheme to include e-bikes.

In Paris Lord’s novel idea for commuting, it doesn’t really matter what you’re wearing. A business suit is just as good as Lycra. “If you look at film footage of Canberra in the 1940s,...

New data shows that in 2024-25, the ACT Government spent an estimated $36.2 million on detaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Alexander Maconochie Centre and the Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, compared...

Despite not reaching capacity over the past year, young people at Canberra's youth justice centre have been locked down over lunchtime because of a lack of staffing.

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson believes CIT CEO Dr Margot McNeill has misled the skills regulator over TAFE NSW’s investigation and misconduct finding against her and should resign.

Hundreds of public housing properties are sitting empty across Canberra while 3500 approved applicants languish on a public housing waitlist.

Stage 1 of the Garden City Cycleway — a safe cycle route connecting Watson, Downer, Hackett, Dickson, Ainslie and Braddon with the city — is almost complete. The news has been welcomed by both...

The ACT Government has made clear it wants to establish an Urban Growth Boundary and hire a landscape architect before this term of government is over. Both were called for by the former Commissioner...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson says the ACT Government is not taking the impact of the fuel crisis seriously enough, labelling a recent public transport fare announcement as inadequate and overly complex.

A public hearing scheduled to go ahead tomorrow into the recruitment of Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) chief executive Margot McNeill has been cancelled. Dr McNeill took over as the new CIT chief executive in...

Children and families hoping to access all the equipment on offer at Watson’s $3 million playground will be sorely disappointed.

A motion by independent ACT senator David Pocock pushing for "accessible, free or affordable" public transport to ease pressure on wallets as fuel prices rise has failed to pass after the Liberal Party split...

The ACT Government is holding firm on its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2045, after a crossbencher tried to force the timeline to be reduced by five years.

Light Rail construction works continue to disrupt business in the city, with hospitality venues particularly hard-hit as customers struggle to find parking and navigate road closures.